Senior Researcher, New Areas

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• You will develop and lead innovative research agendas associated with our portfolios of work, addressing complex questions that will guide GiveWell's grantmaking choices.

• You will evaluate numerous potential questions we could address and focus on those that are of utmost significance.

• You will engage in external communication regarding your work and provide mentorship and guidance to other researchers on the team.

• You will define a research agenda that infuses rigor and creativity into the challenging questions faced by the GiveWell new areas team.

⛳️ Requirements

• An advanced degree with a quantitative focus (e.g., in epidemiology, public health, economics, or a related discipline).

• Significant professional experience in global health or a related field (broadly interpreted). This may include direct involvement in program design, monitoring, or evaluation; epidemiology; cost-effectiveness modeling of health interventions; or experience in program implementation or funding at a bilateral, multilateral, or NGO level. We are particularly interested in candidates who thrive as generalists: you can quickly familiarize yourself with new subjects and are comfortable with switching tasks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the US for you and any dependents).

• Four weeks of paid time off annually, in addition to a one-week organization-wide summer break.

• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.

• Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships.

• Automatic contribution equal to 5% of your gross salary into your 403(b) retirement plan (for U.S. based staff).